LATE
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Sarah Bellis, Grade 12
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Poetry
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2013
BEEP. Eight O’clock. Wake up.
CLICK. Snooze for ten minutes.
SHIT. Wrong button. Late.
RUN. Kitchen. No time for breakfast.
CRUNCH. Apple. Back upstairs.
NO. Odd socks. Will have to do.
SLIP. Shoes on. Check clock.
KEYS. To car. Forgot to lock door.
LOCKED. Skid on pavement.
VROOM. Car started. Into first.
SLAM. Foot down. Speed away.
CLOCK. Five minutes. Late.
LOOK OUT. Car too fast.
RED. Hasn’t stopped.
CRASH. Head on collision.
PARAMEDICS. Too Late.